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There was a constant bang of gunfire and smoke filled the air. The Zheng army was made up of desperate criminals who had lived on the sea for many years and were extremely brave. They kept approaching the Qin army's giant ships under the rain of bullets. Once they were caught by the enemy, it would be extremely dangerous.
Liu Zhongqin, whose nickname was Hunjianglong in the past, sneered: "Come on, come on if you are not afraid of death, Wei Shisan, get ready, let the enemy have a taste of our power!"
"Yes, General!"
Bullets flew like rain, and rockets flew in the air, trying to set the giant ship on fire. Wei Shisan and his men hid under the side of the ship and fired back with bird guns. When the Zheng army's small ships approached the two sides, Wei Shisan shouted, "Drop bombs!"
In an instant, the Qin army on the huge ship looked down from above and threw down a row of thunder bombs, which fell on the Zheng army's small ships like hail.
Boom! Boom! Boom! A series of explosions wreaked havoc on Zheng's small warships. The tall masts snapped off, and the deck cabins were blown away, turning into countless broken wooden boards scattered on the sea.
The Zheng army on the ship also hid explosives, which they originally intended to use to blow up the Qin army's giant ship after sticking to it. However, they were also affected by the explosion. A huge fireball rushed up to two or three feet high, and the hull was completely blown to pieces. The flying wooden boards hit the Qin army's giant ship with a bang, scaring Wei Shisan and his men into becoming nervous, fearing that their own giant ship would not be able to withstand it.
Except for a few Zheng soldiers on the small ship who were quick to jump into the sea and escape, most of them were blown to pieces.
From a distance, Zheng Xing saw that the dozen Cangshan ships he had rushed towards were blown up one after another. The remaining seven or eight ships did not dare to approach and fled in all directions. Such a tragic scene made him furious, "Let's go! Go around the island and retreat to the southwest..." Zheng Xing was not so confident anymore. In a blink of an eye, seven or eight Cangshan ships were destroyed, and the Qin army had as many as two hundred large and small warships;
The two sides fired at each other in parallel, one to the east and the other to the west. The 36 Qin gunboats kept firing without stopping, and the shells rained down like raindrops. This was the most despicable and shameless group fight. 36 ships fighting 3 ships, who could withstand it!
As the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the shells landed closer and closer to their warships, and some of them whistled past the side of the ship; Bang! Suddenly there was a loud noise from the rear, followed by screams;
Zheng Xing hurriedly turned his head to look, only to see that the right ship of the three-masted gunboat behind him had been pierced by a bullet. Seawater was rapidly pouring into the hull, forming a vortex on the side of the ship.
The ship began to tilt to the right. Captain Wang Sangu was directing his soldiers to try to plug the bullet hole. A charcoal-like Kunlun slave was a little slow, and was kicked and beaten by the angry Wang Sangu... Bang! Another loud noise...
Poor Wang Sangu, the shells seemed to be targeting him. Before the big hole on the starboard side was plugged, the bow was hit again, instantly tearing a gap like a shark's mouth. Fortunately, these gunboats were in the watertight compartment and could not sink for a while, but it would always affect the speed.
The Qin army was outnumbered and their firepower was too strong. Nearly a hundred projectiles were fired at once, and Wang Sangu, who had lost his speed, became a sitting duck. In this situation, it was only a matter of time before he was sunk.
Jiang Xiaoyu, who had been chased all over the world before, decided not to run away this time. He sent a small ship to inform Di Zhongxing that Zheng Zhilong was behind him, and at the same time he turned the rudder and turned the ship sideways. Zheng Xing followed him around the island and turned westward, and when he turned sideways, he immediately blocked Zheng Xing's way.
It's not that Zheng Xing didn't want to go east, but Di Zhongxing's fleet was attacking him from northwest to southeast. If he turned east, he would soon be pressed to the small island in the east by Di Zhongxing. Unless his captain stepped forward, going east would be a dead end.
Now, Jiang Xiaoyu, who had been chased for half a day, came across to block his way. The ten thousand-jin falconets on the starboard side fired a salvo every ten seconds or so. The shells were thrown at him like they were free. If he rushed forward again, it would be like crashing into the muzzle of Jiang Xiaoyu's gun.
Of course, his front main gun could also bombard Jiang Xiaoyu, but there was only one front main gun, and it was a slow-firing red cannon. In comparison, Jiang Xiaoyu fired fifty projectiles while he only fired one;
The rate of fire is 50 to 1. Unless Guanyin Bodhisattva is your wife, the Jade Emperor is your godfather, and Tathagata Buddha is your comrade, you will definitely die first.
Just when Zheng Xing secretly cried out "My life is over!", he suddenly found Jiang Xiaoyu sailing away, seemingly escaping in panic. Zheng Xing was overjoyed, "The Duke of Ping has arrived, it must be the Duke of Ping has arrived."
Zheng Xing's guess was correct. Jiang Xiaoyu, who was attacking Zheng Xing head-on, did so because he saw countless warships circling out from the southwest of Shuangdao like a black cloud. He didn't care about attacking the drowning dog and hurriedly set sail to the west.
He didn't want to escape, but to seize the cross head of the "T" to meet the Zheng army coming to the north. He only had one gunboat, but now he had to fight, at least to buy some time for Di Zhongxing to adjust the formation.
At this time, the entire sea north of the Twin Islands was filled with smoke and gunfire. The gunboats of the North Sea Fleet gave up the opportunity to attack Zheng Xing in a group and began to move eastward with the wind, because Zheng's warships also appeared on the east side of the Twin Islands.
Zheng Xing had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw more than a dozen small eagle ships and bluff boats of the Qin army coming against the wind and waves. It was going to be a bloody battle. Although there were no cannons on these eagle ships, they were fast, like sharks in the waves. They kept approaching Zheng Xing's artillery fire, with flames coming from the side. Those were the bird guns that were firing continuously, and the bullets were chirping like rain.
Zheng Xing was furious. Since the solid bullets could not hit the target, he ordered to use shotgun shells instead and bombarded the approaching eagle and sand ships. Boom! Boom! Boom! This was not Zheng Xing's cannons. At this moment, the roar of the cannons on his ship was almost covered up.
On the east side of the two islands, the Qin and Zheng armies began to bombard each other with hundreds of artillery pieces, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting, and the sea was flowing backwards; the sea for several miles was raging with waves, and the wind and clouds changed color. Seventy warships of the Zheng army and two hundred warships of the Qin army covered the sea surface, and in the filled smoke, tongues of fire kept spurting out, and thunder was echoing.
The sound of war drums, shouts, gunfire, and raging waves intertwined into a rush of air that blew straight into the sky.
The Zheng army on the east side of the Shuangdao Islands, led by Chen Hui, had 70 warships of various sizes, but was caught by the North Sea Fleet, which was sailing southeast with the wind, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the Zheng army. Chen Hui was extremely anxious and had to order a turn, also turning from north to east, and sailing parallel to the Qin army two or three hundred steps away, and constantly firing at each other.
On the west side of the Twin Islands, Jiang Xiaoyu could not stop the warships of the Zheng army, which were ten times larger than the number of the two islands. He could not even delay for long, and then he had to set sail to flee westward. Hundreds of Zheng warships ignored him, and after circling the north of the Twin Islands, they turned east and chased after the North Sea Fleet.
Di Zhongxing and Chen Hui were shooting at each other in parallel, with bullets like rain and water columns like mountains. The wind was blowing from the northwest at that time, and Di Zhongxing made a decision on the spot and sent out dozens of eagle ships and sand ships to continuously sprinkle lime powder at the upwind side. The white lime powder was blown by the wind, and it seemed as if a thick fog had risen on the sea, covering everything white.
Chen Hui's fleet was at the leeward side, and the lime powder was all floating towards them. Many soldiers were blinded and in so much pain that they couldn't even open their eyes. Chen Hui didn't care about exchanging fire with Di Zhongxing anymore, and ordered his troops to turn around and flee southward.
The Qin army's eagle ships, sand ships, and bluff ships, like waves on the grassland, immediately rode the wind and waves and chased after the Zheng army's gunboats, vowing to destroy them one by one.
At this time, danger was also approaching the North Sea Fleet. Hundreds of warships commanded by Zheng Zhilong himself were chasing from behind with the wind, and were getting closer and closer.
Di Zhongxing sent out twenty of the fastest sand ships to delay Zheng Zhilong, while ordering thirty gunboats to turn northeast.
Zheng Zhilong had spent half his life on the sea, and he saw through Di Zhongxing's plot at a glance. Di Zhongxing wanted to turn along a large arc, so that not only could he face the port side towards him, but also with the constant turning, sooner or later he would be able to get to the upwind position in the northwest.
How could Zheng Zhilong let his wish come true? He quickly ordered the fleet to turn north. In this way, if Di Zhongxing turned in an arc again, the Zheng army would just get to the T-shaped cross section and occupy the upwind position.
In naval battles, the upwind position is crucial. After seizing the upwind position, not only can one use lime and other objects to confuse the enemy like Di Zhongxing did, but the warship can also sail with the wind and kill the enemy... ... .
As the two armies kept turning, they formed a situation where one side was in the west and the other side was in the east, heading north in parallel. The enemy and us attacked from both sides, cannons and drums roared, bullets flew like rain, and the sound of killing and shouting shook the mountains and seas... ... .
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